App Update

The folks at Pebble let us in on their major update for iOS 7 Notification Center support last week, and today the iOS app has been updated with all the functionality we've been waiting for. You'll need to be running Pebble OS v1.13.0 on your watch as well, but otherwise you just need to snag the latest version of the app and you're good to go.

Bing may not be the first app you think to install on your iPhone, but anyone who does use it is in for a treat with the latest update. Microsoft has pushed an iOS 7 styled redesign for their search platform out into the App Store, that also combines the company's new yellow flavored Bing branding and styling.

Cooliris is one of those apps you never knew you needed, until you tried it, and the latest update adds yet more services to its already impressive portfolio. For anyone not familiar, Cooliris pulls in your photos from tons of different sources such as Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Google, Dropbox, and many more. This latest version adds three more to that list; Evernote, Tumblr and SkyDrive.

Pandora for iOS has been given a nice, if not huge, update that's clearly aimed at improving the overall user experience. Version 4.4 adds an auto-pause function that kicks in and pauses your music the instant you mute your device, a handy touch to have, and slightly easier than turning on the screen first to manually pause, for sure.

We knew it was coming, but Google has now finally pushed out their new and improved voice search enabling update to the Chrome browser for iOS. The update brings Chrome for iOS up to version 27, and in line with the desktop and Android versions of the browser.

Google+ for iOS just got a pretty hefty update, bringing with it all of the cool new photo features announced back at Google I/O. That means that auto enhance, browsing highlights of all of your photos, sharing animations, panoramas and more are all now at the disposal of iOS users following their debut on Android.

Philips Hue, the smart LED light bulbs for your home, just got a little bit smarter alongside the latest update to the iOS app pushing out now through the App Store. Top of the order is the new Geofencing feature, which can activate a scene automatically when you're coming home, and turn it off when you leave.

Microsoft's Skype communications app for iOS has just been updated to version 4.1.2. Aside from the usual bug fixes, the big news, literally, is that Skype has finally added support for the 4-inch, 16:9 display found on the new iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5.

If you enjoy audio and video calling with Skype, or just use it to IM, go grab the update now.

Wordpress has updated their iOS app to version 2.9. The app now comes with a row above the keyboard with a number of rich-text and formatting options, including the ability to insert links and a new fullscreen editing mode.

It's easy to manage your WordPress blog or site from your iOS device. With WordPress for iOS, you can moderate comments, create or edit posts and pages, and add images or videos with ease. All you need is a WordPress.com blog or a self-hosted WordPress.org site running 2.9.2 or higher.

A Feature-Rich Content Editor. Now you can easily format text, make bulleted lists, create links, and do all kinds of other fancy stuff. (It’s about time, right?)

Full Screen Editing. No more teeny-weeny content editor — now you can view more text at a time while you post on the go.

Reading Made Easy. Keeping track of your favorite blogs has never been easier. Browse all the latest posts on blogs you follow in one place, right from your iPhone.

Quick Photo will now use the post format for images (if your theme supports it).

You can now post pictures that you’ve already taken with Quick Photo.

Your stats referrer links and comment links can now be opened right from this app.

I won't be using the new features too much, as I like to use Markdown for Mail on my iPad for the right formatting whenever I blog on-the-go, but I'm sure many bloggers using WordPress will welcome this update with open arms. Wordpress has lacked many of the features most bloggers see as a necessity in their iOS app until this update, so go grab it and start playing around!

Wordpress for iOS is available for free on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.